t/statuses.t fails (with older git versions?)

[eserte]

On some of my smoker systems (e.g. CentOS 7):

# Testing git version: 1.8.3.1

#   Failed test 'Nothing is changed after rename-add'
#   at t/statuses.t line 130.
#          got: '1'
#     expected: '0'

#   Failed test 'To is bar after rename-add'
#   at t/statuses.t line 134.
#          got: ''
#     expected: 'bar'

#   Failed test 'From is foo after rename-add'
#   at t/statuses.t line 135.
#          got: 'bar'
#     expected: 'foo'

#   Failed test 'Mode is added after rename-add'
#   at t/statuses.t line 136.
#          got: 'added'
#     expected: 'renamed'

#   Failed test 'Git directory is clean after rename commit'
#   at t/statuses.t line 142.
#          got: '1'
#     expected: '0'

#   Failed test 'Nothing is changed after rename commit'
#   at t/statuses.t line 144.
#          got: '1'
#     expected: '0'
# Looks like you failed 6 tests of 55.
t/statuses.t ............. 
Dubious, test returned 6 (wstat 1536, 0x600)
Failed 6/55 subtests 

It seems it fails with older git (1.7.x, 1.8.x).